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  • R Offline
    Roncham
    last edited by Apr 21, 2023, 2:00 AM

    I have the same problem. I updated using

    git pull && npm run install-mm
    

    I also ran npm install in each module, only 1 seemed to update. Rebooted and still get same error:

    @raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm run start
    
    > magicmirror@2.23.0 start
    > DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
    
    App threw an error during load
    Error: Cannot find module 'envsub'
    Require stack:
    - /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js
    - /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
    - /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
    - 
        at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:963:15)
        at n._resolveFilename (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:109416)
        at Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
        at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:811:27)
        at f._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:13328)
        at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1035:19)
        at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
        at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:13:16)
        at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:14)
        at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1196:10)
    A JavaScript error occurred in the main process
    Uncaught Exception:
    Error: Cannot find module 'envsub'
    Require stack:
    - /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js
    - /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
    - /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
    - 
        at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:963:15)
        at n._resolveFilename (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:109416)
        at Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
        at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:811:27)
        at f._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:13328)
        at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1035:19)
        at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
        at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:13:16)
        at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:14)
        at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1196:10)
    MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
    MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
    MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
    MESA-LOADER: failed to open kms_swrast: /usr/lib/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
    failed to load driver: kms_swrast
    MESA-LOADER: failed to open swrast: /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
    failed to load swrast driver
    ^C/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGINT
    

    Any other ideas?
    Thanks

    S 1 Reply Last reply Apr 21, 2023, 2:30 AM Reply Quote 0
    • S Offline
      sdetweil @Roncham
      last edited by Apr 21, 2023, 2:30 AM

      @Roncham I can only say that the npm run did not work

      from the MagicMirror folder do

      npm install --omit=dev
      

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

      R H 2 Replies Last reply Apr 21, 2023, 2:38 AM Reply Quote 0
      • R Offline
        Roncham @sdetweil
        last edited by Apr 21, 2023, 2:38 AM

        @sdetweil said in Electron error: Cannot find module 'envsub':

        npm install --omit=dev

        That worked thank you!

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          hecaru @sdetweil
          last edited by Apr 15, 2025, 1:17 PM

          @sdetweil (posting it in case somebody else is going to need it)

          In my case, the NPM error was:

          npm ERR! code EBADENGINE
          npm ERR! engine Unsupported engine
          npm ERR! engine Not compatible with your version of node/npm: magicmirror@2.31.0
          npm ERR! notsup Not compatible with your version of node/npm: magicmirror@2.31.0
          npm ERR! notsup Required: {"node":">=22.14.0"}
          npm ERR! notsup Actual:   {"npm":"8.19.4","node":"v16.20.2"}
          

          MagicMirror 2.31.0 needs at least Node 22, but through APT command, the Raspbian repos go up to 16. To solve this, I installed N, the Node version manager as an NPM module, then udpated Node that way.

          $ sudo npm install -g n
          
          added 1 package, and audited 2 packages in 2s
          
          $ sudo n 22
          
            installing : node-v22.14.0
                 mkdir : /usr/local/n/versions/node/22.14.0
                 fetch : https://nodejs.org/dist/v22.14.0/node-v22.14.0-linux-armv7l.tar.xz
               copying : node/22.14.0
             installed : v22.14.0 (with npm 10.9.2)
          
          Note: the node command changed location and the old location may be remembered in your current shell.
                   old : /usr/bin/node
                   new : /usr/local/bin/node
          If "node --version" shows the old version then start a new shell, or reset the location hash with:
          hash -r  (for bash, zsh, ash, dash, and ksh)
          rehash   (for csh and tcsh)
          
          $ node -v
          v16.20.2
          $ hash -r
          $ node -v
          v22.14.0
          

          Then rerun npm run install-mm and it will work.

          Hope it helps. :)

          S 1 Reply Last reply Apr 15, 2025, 1:21 PM Reply Quote 0
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            sdetweil @hecaru
            last edited by Apr 15, 2025, 1:21 PM

            @hecaru yes, and IF you use my upgrade script, it will handle that for you…

            same place as the install script

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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